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Quayside to Cathedral Close & Tombland

Norwich, England

Quayside to Cathedral Close & Tombland

Length1.5 mi
Elev. Gain36.1 ft
Est. Steps3500

River

Wild flowers

City walk

Historic site

Quiet place

Muddy

No shade

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Introduction
Quayside to Cathedral Close & Tombland is a 1.5 mile (3,500-step) route located near Norwich, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 36.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Norwich Cathedral

Building
Norwich Cathedral is an English cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It is the cathedral church for the Church of England Diocese of Norwich and is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites.The cathedral was begun in 1096 and constructed out of flint and mortar and faced with a cream-coloured Caen limestone.

Norwich School (independent school)

School
Norwich School (formally King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich) is a selective English independent day school in the close of Norwich Cathedral, Norwich. Among the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, it has a traceable history to 1096 as an episcopal grammar school established by Herbert de Losinga, first Bishop of Norwich.

Elm Hill, Norwich

Place
Elm Hill, Norwich is a historic cobbled lane in Norwich, Norfolk with many buildings dating back to the Tudor period.It is a famous Norwich landmark and features the Briton's Arms coffee house, The Stranger's Club, The Tea House (in Wrights Court) and the Dormouse Bookshop.It has been used as a location for television and film productions, most notably for the 2007 film Stardust.

Diocese of Norwich

Place
The Diocese of Norwich forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.

Great Hospital

Place
The Great Hospital is a medieval hospital that has been serving the people of Norwich, Norfolk, England, since the 13th century. It is situated on a 7-acre (2.8 ha) site in a bend of the River Wensum to the north-east of Norwich Cathedral. Bishop Walter de Suffield founded Saint Giles's Hospital, as the hospital was originally known, in 1249.

Pulls Ferry, Norwich

Place
Pulls Ferry is a former ferry house located on the River Wensum in Norwich, Norfolk. It is a flint building and was once a 15th-century watergate. It was the route for the stone used to build Norwich Cathedral. The stone came from Caen up the rivers Yare and Wensum. A canal, specifically built by the monks, used to run under the arch, where the Normans ferried the stone and building materials to be unloaded on the spot.

St James Mill

Place
St James Mill is an English Industrial Revolution mill in Norwich.It was built between 1836 and 1839 as part of an attempt by the Norwich Yarn Company (established 1833 by Samuel Bignold) to prevent the collapse of the local textile trade. The architect was John Brown. The site was occupied by the White Friars (Carmelites) in the 13th century, and an original arch and undercroft survive.

Norwich Puppet Theatre

Building
The Norwich Puppet Theatre is a nationally unique venue dedicated to puppetry housed in the medieval church of Saint James the Less a Grade 1 listed building, in the city of Norwich, England.It currently houses a 175-seat raked auditorium, a 50-seat studio, workshops, an exhibition gallery, a shop and a licensed bar.

St Clement's Church, Norwich

Building
St Clement’s Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.

St George's Church, Tombland, Norwich

Building
St George's Church, Tombland, Norwich is a Grade I listed parish church in Norwich.
Route Details

Length

1.5 mi

Elev. Gain

36.1 ft

Est. Steps

3500
Created by
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